Sanding device for automobiles



'0, B. ROWLAND. SANDING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APFLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1922.

jmlww, Famed oct. 117, 1922.

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C. B. ROWLAND. SANDING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED JUEZZ, 1922.

Patented @et l?, i922.,

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CLIFFORD BEEFE ROWLAND, `OF.TRElWlKJllT, NEW JERSEY.

SANDING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Application led June 22, 19522. Serial No. 570,167.

To all whom 'it may concer/n.:

Be it known that l, CLIFFORD BEEFE :Row-v LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at rlrenton, in the county of Mercer and State of N ewJersey, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in a SandingDevice for Automobiles, of which the following is a specication.

The present invention relates generally to vehicles and moreparticularly to automobiles having for its principal object to providewhat l term a sanding device for distributing sand, fine gravel, orother anti-skid material in the path of the rear or drive wheel of theautomobile so as to prevent skidding of the automobile and slipping ofthe rear or drive wheel.

Another important object of the invention is to provide means foroperating the sanding device in an efficient vmanner from the dash-boardof the automobile.

Another important object of the invention is to provide means wherebythe sanding device may be'conveniently attached to the automobile so asto be readily removed there* from when desired.

A further object of the invention is to provide means wherebytheoperating lever may be easily locked in a position so as to hold thesanding device in an inoperativeposition. Y

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sanding devicewhich will be efficient and simple in construction, reliable inoperation, durable, compact, neat in apearance, inexpensive tomanufacture, vand well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.Y y

'With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention Lresides in certain novel featuresof construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing f Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective showing one sideof an automobile body with my sanding device attached beneath therunning board thereof,4

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough,

Figure 3 is a running board and the sanding device attached thereto,

bottom plan showing the' Figure l is a detailed perspective of the boXlike structure forming a portion of the sanding device, l

Figure 5 is a detailed perspective of the receptacle thereof,

.Figure 6 is an invertedperspective showing `the running yboard with thebrackets thereon,

Figure 7 is a detailed section taken substantially on the line 7-7 ofFigure 2,

Figure 8 is an elevation showing a portion of the dash of the automobilebody with the operating lever attachedrthereto, and

Figure 9 is a detailed section taken substantially on the line 9;-9 ofFigure 8.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that a body of` anautomobile is shown at 1 beingprovided with the usual running board 2disposed between the rear fender 3 and the front fender 4. A pair ofspaced Z-shaped bracket members 5 are liXed to the under surface of therunning board 2 as shown to advantage in Figure 6 and are adapted tosupport the sanding device adjacent 'the rear fender 3 so that theantiskid material may be distributed yimmediately in front of the .rearor drive wheel.

This sanding device consists of an inverted box-like structure v7 havingthe pair'of strips S arranged on its top adjacent its longitudinal sideswhich strips terminate at their ends in the slightly offset lips 9 whichare adapted to engage the Z-shaped brackets 5 so that the box-likestructure may be slid in and out` of engagement therewith. llt is tov benoted that the inner ends of the Z- shaped brackets are closed by anextension 5 so that the box-like structure -7 can only be inserted fromthe outside of the body. The set screws 1,0 are disposed in the brackets5 and adapted to be screwed into binding engagement with the lips 9 soas to prevent the accidental removal of the sanding device. The sideportions of the box-like structure 7 are provided with the apertures 12adjacent their forward ends and the rear side has its edge covered witha strip 13.

A receptacle indicated generally at 14: inchicles the bottom plate 15having the side members 16 upstanding from its longitudinal edges andprovided with apertures 17 adapted to register with the apertures 12. Atthe rear end of this receptacle 1A there is situated a downwardlyslanting Ispout v18. A rod or pin 19 is passed through the aperlziotures 12 and 17 when they are in registry with one another and therefore,fulcrums the receptacle inl relationto the box-like structure 7. Whenthe receptacle 14 is in a closed position as shown Figure 2, the frontend of the box-like structure acts'as a valve closing the inlet of thespout 18.

A chain 20 has one end'iizx'ed to the spout 18 and passes forwardly overthetop of the boX-hke structure 7 and is trained over a pulley 21journalled in the bracket arm 22 and then passes through an .aperture inthe running board so that its other end may be fixed to a terminal `of.the bell crank lever 23. A plate 24 is mounted on .the dash 25 of thebody 1 and is provided with a pair of spaced 'apertured ears 26 throughwhich passes a pin 27 which also passes through'the intermediate portionof the bell crank lever 23 sol as to. fulcrum the same. yOne arm ofthefbell crank lever extends through a slot 28 provided in the dash 125and it is to the terminal of this arm to which'` the chain 2()isattached. The other arm hereinafter called the operating arm isadapted to eX- tend downwardly substantially parallel with the plate 24and hold the chain 2O taut at the same timeholding the sanding device ina 'closed position. 1n order to hold this 'bell crank lever inthepositionI asis shown in different figures of thedrawing I have provideda pair of spring members 30` which are slanted toward each other so thatthejspace therebetween is less than the thickness of the operating armof the bell crank "lever land therefore vwill hold lthe operating armsubstantially parallel with the plate `24.' `The chauffeur oftheautomobile, with very little eort, may pull toward him` upon theoperating arm of the bell crank lever 23 releasing i the samefromfbetween the spring Amembers 30 and allowing the receptacle 14'to1fulcrum vso' that its. sponted end will be lowered whereby the sand orother antieskidding material contained therein may iiow through thespout in the path of the rear driving wheel of the automobile. In orderto make the' opening movement of the sanding device positive rather thandepending merely upon the forceof gravitation I have provided aspring'32 which-has one kend attached to the forward bracket an'd iscurved soas to eX- 4tendunderneath the receptacle 14. Ahookshapedmember33 depends from the bottom ofthe `receptacle' 14 and is adapted toengage the lspring`32 which is' so tensioned as to f tend to fulcrum thereceptacle 14 to an open position.

'In 'order to lill the" sanding devicek with afnew supplyk ofanti-skiddingmaterial it is merely 'necessary Vto funloosen the setscrews '10" and slide the sanding device-outwardly from-the runningboard aftery the bell crank jlever has been `released fromlengafgementwith' the springs30.y 'By vremoving the plug 34 provided inthe upper side of the ox-like structure 7 the material may be pouredinto the receptacle 14. When the plug 3.4 is replaced the device may beslid back again into engagement with the brackets 5 and the set screwsA10 tightened, the bell crank lever 2,3 engaged with the springs 30 andthe device is now ready for operation. rom the .above description it isthought that the operation and construction ofthe invention will bereadily understood without a more detailed description. 1When the driverascertains that his automobile is passing over a road that is slipperyhe can instantly distribute .sand in ,advancel of ythe rear or drivewheels so as to prevent skidding or slipping and the action of the sandwill absolutely insure apositive non-slipping and noneskidding action ofthe wheels upon theroadway.y

Sfnce the present modificationand `other modilications may be made bythose skilled in the-artl without departing from the princ-iple of myinvention,l 1 do not wish to limit myself to the details herein shownand described other than as hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described lmy invention what 1 claim las new is n 1. Aydevice of the class `described including in combination :an invertedbox-like structure, a receptacle `fulcrumedat one end to the box-.likeystructure, land a -spoutaeXtending from the lfree end of the receptacle.

.i A device of the classldescribed includ- I ing 'an' inverted box-:likestructure, a receptacle fulcrumed at one endl of the box-like structureand formed with :a bottom plate having yupstanding longitudinallyextending sides and la spout slanting'downwardly from its free end. i 3.A device of the class describedincludingan inverted box-like structure,arecep- -tacle fulcrumed `at one end belowthe tbox like structure andprovided with a spout at its free'end, means yfor holding the receptaclein a closed position in relation to the boxlike structure, `and meanstending to fulorum the receptacle to an open position. 4. The'combination `with la vehicle, of means for distributing =anti-skidding'substances into the pathv of a wheel of said vehicle, said 4Ineansincluding a .receptacle jpivotallyy mounted `at lone `end to thelvehicle and provided atf its vother end with a spout, and means forholding the receptacle ina closed position.

-;'5.= The combination with a vehiclef` of Imeans for -distributingantiski'ddingf suband provided at its other end withwafspout,

means `for holding the.y receptacley in a yclosed position, vand meansAtending to fulcrumy "the receptacle to an open position.

6. ln a vehicle, a sanding device, means for mounting the sanding deviceon the vehicle, a bell crank lever ulcrumed on the vehicle, springscurved toward each other or holding one end of the bell crank lever, achain attachedy to one end of the bell crank lever, and having its otherend attached to the sanding device whereby the same may be opened andclosed through operation of the bell crank lever in the manner and forthe purpose specified.

7 In combination, a vehicle` an inverted box-like structure, means fordetachably mounting` the inverted box-like structure upon the vehicle, areceptacle ulcrumed at one end to the box-like structure, a spoutslanting downwardly from the Jlree end of the receptacle, and a springmember having one end fixed to the vehicle and the other end engageablewith the receptacle tending to fulcruln the same to an open position.

8. In combination, a vehicle, an inverted box-like structure, means fordetachably mounting the inverted box-like structure upon the vehicle, areceptacle ulcrumed at one end to the box-like structure, a spoutslanting downwardly from the free end of the receptacle, a spring memberhaving one end fixed to the vehicle and the other end engageable withthe receptacle tending to fulcrum the same to an open position, andmeans operable from the dash of the vehicle for holding the receptaclein a closed position.

9. ln combination, a vehicle, a pair of brackets mounted on the vehicle,a box-like structure disposed in an inverted position, means on theboX-like structure for engagement with the brackets, means for holdingthe box-like structure against accidental displacement, a receptacleulcrumed beneath the boX-lilre structure, a spout slanting downwardlyJfrom the free end of the receptacle, means operable from the dash ofthe vehicle for holding the receptacle in a closed position and meanstending to fulcrum the receptacle to an open position.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLIFFORD BEEFE ROWLAND.

Witnesses ANNETTE ANDERSON, Esfrnnrm ROWLAND.

